The Spanish students will face some exams in the next few days that will determine their entrance to the university. Being in good shape and having enough energy is key for them to overcome exhausting study days. For this reason, it may be useful to eat foods that provide extra energy, such as brown rice, nuts or eggs. But it is also convenient to avoid those that have the opposite effect and subtract gasoline from the body.
The products that cause higher glucose spikes, that is, that significantly increase blood sugar levels, would be some that should be avoided. The reason is that, despite the fact that they provide us with energy quickly, "the body lowers those peaks constantly, and we are hungry again in a short time," explained nutritionist Alba Coll in this report. This predisposes us to need to eat again quickly, because that food is only providing empty calories.
If too many omega-6 products are consumed, inflammatory processes can also occur in the body that increase fatigue and affect long-term health. Foods with a depressant effect are not of interest either if the aim is to enjoy the best possible mood to face a few days of great effort.
Specifically, these are some of the foods that it is better not to eat during exams:
